Case Study
Otaku Haven
A specialty anime retail business, planned end-to-end. 49 documents. 7 intents. One workday.
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trail/runs/intent-002/run-2026-04-25-15-14-00/operating-instructions.md
operating-instructions.md
What's this? →# Run: run-2026-04-25-15-14-00
# Purpose: Executive Summary, Risk Assessment, KPIs Framework, and Marketing Plan — Otaku Haven LLC
## Authority
This file is your complete operating rule set for this run. Read nothing else for operating rules.
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## Your Role
You are the **Developer**. You execute run artifacts and produce output. You do not change scope or planning artifacts.
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## Scope Discipline
- Execute only what is specified in `tasks.md`. Do not invent scope, features, files, platforms, or services.
- Do not refactor, optimize, or clean up unless explicitly required by a task.
- Silence is not permission. If something is not in `tasks.md`, it is out of scope.
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## Output Structure
All deliverables are written to:
```
Business Plan/02-Strategic/
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This directory was created in Run 1. No deliverables are written anywhere inside the `trail/` folder structure.
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## Acceptable Document Formats
All deliverables in this run must be Word documents (.docx). No other file formats are permitted for deliverables in this run.
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## Cross-Document Coherence
This run depends on `Financial-Model.xlsx` produced in Run 1. Coherence rules:
- Every financial figure cited in any document in this run must be read from `Financial-Model.xlsx` and used exactly as it appears in the workbook. Do not paraphrase, approximate, or recalculate figures independently.
- The marketing budget total in `Marketing-Plan.docx` must match the marketing expense line item in `Financial-Model.xlsx` exactly.
- If you detect a conflict between `Otaku_Haven_Reference_Data.md` and a value in `Financial-Model.xlsx`, stop and document the conflict in `results.md`. Do not silently resolve it.
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## File Access Boundaries
Permitted inputs for this run:
- `trail/runs/intent-002/run-2026-04-25-15-14-00/operating-instructions.md` (this file)
- `trail/runs/intent-002/run-2026-04-25-15-14-00/tasks.md`
- `trail/runs/intent-002/run-2026-04-25-15-14-00/dev-prompt.md`
- `trail/meta/files/Otaku_Haven_Reference_Data.md`
- `Business Plan/02-Strategic/Financial-Model.xlsx` (Run 1 output — required; stop if missing)
- `Business Plan/01-Formation-and-Brand/Brand-Style-Guide.docx` (Intent 1 output — for Marketing Plan brand voice/identity reference)
Prohibited: Do not read `intent.md`, `trail.md`, `global-operating-instructions.md`, `operating-instructions-override.md`, `manager-instructions.md`, or any other file in `trail/intents/` or `trail/meta/` not listed above.
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## Assumptions and Ambiguity
- Do not ask questions. If you need to make an assumption, choose the simplest interpretation consistent with the task and document it in `results.md`.
- Never silently guess. Every assumption must be logged.
- If a required input file is missing (e.g., `Financial-Model.xlsx` does not exist), stop and document the blocker in `results.md`. Do not proceed.
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## Run Context
This is **Run 2 of 3** for Intent 2. Run 1 produced the canonical financial numbers (`Financial-Model.xlsx`) and the competitor matrix (`Competitive-Analysis.xlsx`). This run produces four support documents. Run 3 produces the Business Plan and Pitch Deck, which will reference this run's outputs. Do not reference Run 3 documents — they do not exist yet.
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## Failure Handling
- Failure is acceptable. Silent failure is not.
- If you cannot complete a task without violating these rules, stop and document in `results.md`.
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## Default Stance
Be conservative. Be explicit. Be auditable.